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Drug linked to death of pregnant women

Study analysed samples of oxytocin in 15 countries

Poor quality oxytocin, a drug used to stop excessive bleeding in pregnant women, has been linked to high maternal mortality.

Excessive bleeding or post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) is responsible for 40 per cent of maternal deaths (two in every five deaths) in the country as per a 2017 Ministry of Health report.

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